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    Consensus Document on substitution therapy with DHEA in the elderly.

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    In this Consensus Document on substitution therapy with DHEA in the elderly we examine: the age-correlated decline, the mechanism of action and the biochemical assessment of dehydroepiandrosterone both in males and females; the potential biological effects of DHEA on the the different systems, functions and metabolisms in the elderly; the potential side effects of DHEA substitution therapy; the available preparations of DHEA. Eventually we suggest some final recommendations about DHEA
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